PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH LƯU

KIỂM TRA NĂNG KHIẾU HỌC SINH LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013


Đề thi môn: Anh


Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from others: (5 points)
1. A. improved B. played C. stopped D. prepared
2. A. sugar B. saw C. seat D. singer
3. A. boxes B. lives C. watches D. washes
4. A. invitation B. application C. station D. question
5. A. teacher B. children C. character D. change
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (10 points)
1. It’s ......... to believe that he passed the exam.
A. hardly B. hard C. difficulty D. difficulties
2. She told me ……… up too late.
A. don’t stay B. to not stay C. not stay D. not to stay
3. Would you …………………. cleaning the floor for me?
A. like B. please C. mind D. rather
4. This form must have the ……………. of the writer.
A. signed B. signature C. signing D. sign.
5. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at …………………
A. herself B. himself C. ourselves D. themselves
6. She was very sad ……………… the driving test because she has failed several times before.
A. not pass B. not passing C. to not pass D. not to pass
7. I’d rather you ……………. at home tonight.
A. stay B. stayed C. to stay D. staying
8. The man ………………………… by the windows is my uncle.
A. stands B. who stand C. standing D. is standing
9. I write letters ………………. my right hand.
A. by B. with C. of D. on
10. He’s known Mai ………………. he was in the country.
A. since B. when C. during D. until
III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets: (10 points)
1. Our children have quite .................................... characters. DIFFER
2. What is the correct …………............................................. of this word? PRONOUNCE
3. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more .................................... COMFORT
4. Eating too much meat is ………………………..… HEALTH
5. We are waiting for the ........................................................ of our uncle’s train. ARRIVE
6. He often has accidents because he drives………………............ CARE
7. I was given the ……………………. of the whole house. FREE
8. His …………………………. made the crowd cheer up. APPEAR
9. My sister is a ………… ………………. She owns a flower shop in town. FLOWER
10. The ……………….………of this factory are exported to the USA. PRODUCE
IV. There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it: (10 points)
1. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
2. I am exciting because I’m going to Ha Noi with my classmates tomorrow.
3. She is looking forward to see her pen friend again.
4. Smoking is complete harmful to our health.
5. Mr. Brown with his students often go to the zoo on Sundays.
6. After his parents died, he was sent to an orphan.
7. Mr. Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t.
8. He said that he was working for a foreign company in the city center now.
9. When I was having dinner, a friend of my came to see me.
10. I prefer coffee than iced tea.
V. Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue: (10 points)
A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you. Do you know when the color television was invented?
B. I’m sorry. I don’t know.
C. You’re right. And who invented it?
D. Hello, Phuong. Your color television looks very nice. Is it new?
E. Really? What’s his nationality?
F. It was invented by Peter Carl